Lead KYC Analyst, Specialized Diligence, APAC

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the worlds leading internet financial platform companies building the foundation of a more open global economy through digital assets payment applications and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circles platform includes the worlds largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC Circle Payments Network for global money movement and Arc an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Enterprises financial institutions and developers use Circle to power trusted internet-scale financial innovation. Learn more at .

What youll be part of:

Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization were expanding into some of the worlds strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity Future Forward Multistakeholder Mindful and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.

What youll be responsible for

Circle is looking for a Lead KYC Analyst Specialized Diligence APAC to join its Compliance Operations team and support complex customer onboarding enhanced due diligence and ongoing periodic this role you will conduct in-depth customer investigations assess financial crime risk and help ensure the safety and integrity of Circles platform. You will work across innovative products customers and markets while partnering with internal stakeholders to identify risk document findings and recommend appropriate risk-based business actions.

What youll work on

• Conduct enhanced due diligence reviews for complex customers including negative news ownership source of funds and nature-of-business analysis.
• Monitor customer relationships through periodic reviews counterparty compliance calls transaction activity assessments and customer file testing.
• Partner with business teams and control functions to assess customer risk and support compliance with regulatory expectations.
• Recommend risk-based onboarding rejection escalation or ongoing monitoring actions based on investigative findings.
• Prepare clear written reports with detailed narratives supporting documentation and actionable recommendations.
• Maintain high documentation and quality standards across onboarding enhanced diligence and periodic review processes.
• Track regulatory compliance and enforcement developments in the digital asset industry to help keep KYC processes current.

What youll bring to Circle

Core Requirements

• 7 years of relevant AML KYC enhanced due diligence or financial crimes compliance experience for corporate customers.
• 2 years of experience in crypto blockchain digital assets or related financial technology environments.
• Strong investigative analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to structure ambiguous issues and synthesize insights.
• Experience assessing complex customer risk including money laundering terrorist financing sanctions negative news and business model risks.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with business teams compliance legal risk and other internal stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings clearly to internal and external audiences.

Preferred Requirements

• B.A./B.S. degree; quantitative technical legal finance or related discipline preferred.
• CAMS CFCS CFE or similar financial crimes certification.
• Familiarity with generative AI tools prompt development Slack Apple macOS and Google Workspace.

Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.

Starting pay is determined by various factors including but not limited to: relevant experience skill set qualifications and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations as required by law.

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